Year 2, Day 228: Magnolia's Birthday

Today was Magnolia's 2nd birthday and as befitting a two year old, we didn't really celebrate though we allowed both girls to have an ice cream party and get all dirty and sticky. Then baths, then bed. Meanwhile, I was feeling a bit out of control, especially with my snack list getting very, very long.

Breakfast
Kashi Go Lean
Heritage Flakes
Blueberries
Bananas
Unsweetened Soy Milk
Green Tea

Lunch: Russo's ($5.41)

Snack
1 Old Smokey
1 oz Boston Lite Popcorn
30 Almonds
2 oz 50% Jalapeno Cheddar
1 Beef Jerky
1/8th oz. of Smartfood

Dinner
Mini Burger
Bok Choy
Pickles

Because Magnolia's favorite thing to do is to shriek like a wounded animal until you open some unreclosable item, like a banana or a yogurt smoothie, I have taken to making smoothies out of those items. It has worked out well, because both Ruby and Magnolia love a smoothie. It is essentially like ice cream but with 50% less sugar and all the vitamins of the fruit from which it is made. So I freeze the uneaten bananas and store the yogurts and to fill it out, I purchased some frozen fruits at Whole Foods, like berries and mangos and papayas. Then I throw in whatever fresh fruit we have around (like blueberries, melon or apple) and into the blender. I have to say that the blender doesn't do a very good job with all those frozen things— not like at Jamba (or Jera)'s Juice where it just liquifies in seconds. I have to get in there and break it up with a knife. But eventually it comes out with a texture like frozen yogurt and everyone's happy.